The holidays are upon us, and as part of the War on Christmas, we must EAT ALL THE COOKIES!!!11!
But first we must bake them. I will be farming Julia out to help in The Kitchens in Plymouth this weekend while I go to the gym for nine hours. Over at the Zvans the ovens will be stoked and there will be much rending of butter.
And, of course, Bug Girl is trying to make us turn green!
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